Hi there,
I've been thinking about finding some explanation for differences of mouthpieces by means of ways of producing high velocity of air over the reed when the high part of the baffle is only at the tip followed by dropping smoothly to the deep of the chamber versus ones that the high part of the baffle continues along the mouthpiece for half an inch or an inch and then sharply drops to the deep part of the chamber. Is the latter one more prone to sound thin? I haven't tried a lot of mouthpieces but it's good to have some sort of idea which designs are more prone to produce fatter / thiner sounds.
I hope this doesn't sound too confusing.
Thanks.
I've been thinking about finding some explanation for differences of mouthpieces by means of ways of producing high velocity of air over the reed when the high part of the baffle is only at the tip followed by dropping smoothly to the deep of the chamber versus ones that the high part of the baffle continues along the mouthpiece for half an inch or an inch and then sharply drops to the deep part of the chamber. Is the latter one more prone to sound thin? I haven't tried a lot of mouthpieces but it's good to have some sort of idea which designs are more prone to produce fatter / thiner sounds.
I hope this doesn't sound too confusing.
Thanks.